The following is a list of the collections made by Benny Luwiika in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Uganda (either as a native/naturalised species or as a cultivated species).
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| No | Species | Record date | Recorder(s) | Coll. | Det. | Conf. | Herbaria | Habitat | Location | Loc code | Outing code | Planted code | Country | QDS | Grid ref. | FZ Div | Alt. (m) | Notes | Lat | Long | Loc Acc Code |
| 80709 | Abrus melanospermus subsp. tenuiflorus | 24 Feb 1995 | DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba |
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 76 | B Mackinder | K |
Mavunda thicket | Mwinilunga District; along Mwinilunga-Luwawu Mission Road; ca. 26 km from Luwawu Mission. | 0 | Zambia | 1124C1 | W | 1230 | Climber; flowers pink; standard pink with reddish markings inside, keel pink with white; pods in pairs; seeds brown-black. | -11.725556 | 24.232222 | 5 | ||||
| 80708 | Abrus melanospermus subsp. tenuiflorus | 28 Feb 1995 | DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba |
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 113 | B Mackinder | B Luwiika | K |
Miombo woodland | Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kavunga Protected Forest Area; adjacent to Hillwood Farms' Nchila Wildlife Reserve at Hillwood Farms; ca. 3.5 km E of Ikelenge. | 152 | 0 | Zambia | 1124A4 | W | 1350 | Climber; ca. 2.5 m long; stems light green with a reddish-brown tint; leaves small, dark green adaxially, light green abaxially; inflorescence pink, petals with yellowish-brown bracts. | -11.259444 | 24.326111 | 5 | ||
| 80715 | Acacia amythethophylla | 24 May 1994 | DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt |
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 274 | RE Gereau | MO |
Around stream dominated by bamboo and surrounding miombo woodland. | Isoka District; 88.1 km from Isoka-Nakonde Road turnoff to Muyombe. | 0 | Zambia | 1033A3 | N | 1180 | Fairly common tree up to 10 m tall with orange inflorescence. | -10.368611 | 33.182500 | 5 | ||||
| 80768 | Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha | 26 May 1994 | DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt |
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 3242 | RE Gereau | MO |
Collections at turn out along roadside, in steep woodland and in valley bottoms with seasonal water. In Fungwe National Forest | Isoka District; ca. 84 km E-SE of intersection of Mpika-Nakonde Highway (Great North Hwy.) on road to (RD72). Connecting to Muyombe (M14), In Fungwe National Forest, # 429. | 0 | Zambia | 1033A3 | N | 1050 | Tree, frequent, 4-5 m tall with grey-beige bark; nectaries above pulvini black; pods deep green with black hairs. | -10.375833 | 33.147500 | 5 | ||||
| 80769 | Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha | 17 Feb 1995 | DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba |
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 69 | RE Gereau | B Luwiika | MO |
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swamp | Solwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School. | 0 | Zambia | 1125C4 | W | 1470 | Tree; to 7 m; trunk and stems grey-brown; leaves compound, thin, dark green; pods thin, green. | -11.912500 | 25.486111 | 5 | |||
| 80837 | Adiantum capillus-veneris | 21 Feb 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 442 | AR Smith | B Luwiika | UC |
Boiling Pots, rain forest | Livingstone District; Victoria Falls. | 120 | 0 | Zambia | 1725D4 | S | 860 | 10 cm, growing in shallow running water; stems brown; leaves light green with a few spores. | -17.933333 | 25.850000 | 4 | ||
| 80839 | Adiantum incisum | 21 Feb 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 437 | AR Smith | B Luwiika | UC |
Boiling Pots, rain forest | Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. | 120 | 0 | Zambia | 1725D4 | S | 860 | Ca. 20 cm, growing in wet, shady area. Leaves light green to yellow with brown spores on leaf margins. | -17.933333 | 25.850000 | 4 | ||
| 80988 | Ansellia africana | 17 Mar 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 631 | B Luwiika | Local Forest | Gwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting in Munyumbwe Local Forest No. 187, 4.9 km from the junction of the Gwembe-Chipepo Road. | 0 | Zambia | 1627D2 | S | 570 | Parasite on mopane, growing 2 m from the ground. Stems hard, light green to yellow; leaves smooth, light green; fruit light green with yellowish longitudinal ridges. | 5 | |||||||
| 81000 | Anthocleista schweinfurthii | 28 Feb 1995 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 122 | AJM Leeuwenberg | B Luwiika | WAG |
Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). | 0 | Zambia | 1124A1 | W | 1440 | Tree; ca. 2 m tall; bark and stems grey-brown; leaves smooth, dark green adaxially, light green abaxially; fruits smooth, dark green, pear-shaped with light green bracts. | -11.184722 | 24.199722 | 5 | ||||
| 81110 | Blotiella natalensis | 28 Feb 1995 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 100 | G Yatskievych | B Luwiika | MO |
Muvanda thicket and degraded woodland and savanna. | Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge. Collections from thickets in Nchila Wildlife Reserve at Hillwood Farm; ca. 3.5 km E of Ikelenge. | 0 | Zambia | 1124A4 | W | 1350 | Fern; in thickets; ca. 1.5 m tall; fronds green, simple, ragged; stem green with dark brown tint. | -11.259444 | 24.326111 | 5 | |||
| 81216 | Bulbostylis hispidula | 16 Mar 1996 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 292 | C Archer | B Luwiika | PRE |
Mongu District; Miulwe Plain, approx. 44.5 km E on Mongu-Lusaka Road. Plain on S side of road. | 0 | Zambia | 1523B1 | B | 1110 | Collected among rocks; approx. 10 cm tall; stems light green; leaves light green; inflorescence golden brown. | 5 | ||||||
| 81217 | Bulbostylis hispidula | 26 Feb 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 500 | C Archer | B Luwiika | PRE |
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. | 0 | Zambia | 1727A2 | S | 640 | Erect, 15 cm. Stems dark green; leaves dark green; inflorescence yellowish-brown. | 5 | ||||||
| 81218 | Bulbostylis hispidula | 3 Mar 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 556 | C Archer | B Luwiika | PRE |
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road | Choma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. | 0 | Zambia | 1627C4 | S | 1200 | Common in marshy areas. Stems dark green to light green; inflorescence golden-brown. | 5 | |||||
| 81252 | Cassytha filiformis | 23 Feb 1995 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 84 | T Deroin | B Luwiika | Protected Forest Area | Mwinilunga District; Nkunyi Protected Forest Area; 9.04 km from Lwawu-Mwinilunga Junction. On Kabompo-Mwinilunga Road (D286). | 0 | Zambia | 1124C4 | W | 1410 | Climber/twiner; stems green; flowers, small, yellow; fruit light green. | -11.877778 | 24.365556 | 5 | ||||
| 81253 | Cassytha filiformis | 1 Mar 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 622 | T Deroin | B Luwiika | Uapaca woodland | Choma District; Collecting in Simwamimuzuma National Forest No. 180 on the Mabwingombe Hills in Uapaca woodland. | 0 | Zambia | 1627C4 | S | 1200 | Vine. Leafless stems green to light green to yellow; fruits light green. | -16.937500 | 27.391667 | 5 | ||||
| 81895 | Dioscorea quartiniana | 17 Mar 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 673 | P Wilkin | B Luwiika | K |
Gwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting along the road between Bbondo and Munyumbwe Local Forests, 12.8 km from the junction. | 0 | Zambia | 1627D2 | S | 540 | Vine, climbing on mopane to 4 m. Stems dark green with brown coloration; leaves dark green above, light underneath; fruits light green with white, soft, short hairs. | -16.633333 | 27.881389 | 5 | ||||
| 82334 | Flacourtia indica | 21 Feb 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 465 | DK Harder | B Luwiika | MO |
Boiling Pots, rain forest | Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. | 120 | 0 | Zambia | 1725D4 | S | 860 | Tree, ca. 9 m x 10 cm DBH. Leaves dark green, smooth; fruits light green with persistent stigma. | -17.933333 | 25.850000 | 4 | ||
| 82445 | Habenaria schimperiana | 17 Feb 1995 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 76 | PJ Cribb | B Luwiika | K |
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swamp | Solwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School. | 0 | Zambia | 1125C4 | W | 1470 | Terrestrial; in flat plains; ca. 25 cm tall; stems soft light green; leaves light green, sheathed at base; flowers white. | 5 | |||||
| 82646 | Ipomoea eriocarpa | 17 Mar 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 645 | GW Staples | B Luwiika | BISH |
Local Forest | Gwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting in Munyumbwe Local Forest No. 187, 4.9 km from the junction of the Gwembe-Chipepo Road. | 0 | Zambia | 1627D2 | S | 570 | Twinning climber. Stems light green; leaves dark green, light underneath; flowers white. | -16.636389 | 27.818333 | 5 | |||
| 82648 | Ipomoea heterotricha | 20 Mar 1996 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 384 | GW Staples | B Luwiika | BISH |
Kalabo District; In the Lukona local forest; 3.3 km W from Lukona Basic School. | 0 | Zambia | 1522B4 | B | 1140 | Herb; approx. 20 cm tall; stems yellowish green with white hairs; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath; bracts dark green; flower petals bright white. | -15.383333 | 22.866667 | 5 | ||||
| 82655 | Ipomoea verbascoidea | 17 Feb 1995 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 35 | GW Staples | B Luwiika | BISH |
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swamp | Solwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School. | 0 | Zambia | 1125C4 | W | 1470 | Creeping plant; stem light green; leaves rough on both sides, dark green adaxially, light green abaxially with white hairs; flowers light pink. | -11.912500 | 25.486111 | 5 | |||
| 82661 | Jacquemontia tamnifolia | 20 Mar 1996 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 338 | B Luwiika | B Luwiika | Kalabo District; Around Lukona Basic School. | 0 | Zambia | 1522B4 | B | 900 | Climber; approx. 1 m long; stems light green with a brown tint; leaves light green; flower petals purplish blue. | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | |||||
| 82734 | Lantana camara | 21 Feb 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 447 | B Luwiika | B Luwiika | Boiling Pots, rain forest | Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. | 120 | 0 | Zambia | 1725D4 | S | 860 | Scrambling shrubs 1-2 m; stems green with short prickly spines; leaves dark green with short hairs on both sides; flowers yellow to bright orange forming a cluster. | -17.933333 | 25.850000 | 4 | |||
| 82780 | Leptocarydion vulpiastrum | 20 Mar 1996 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 377 | B Luwiika | B Luwiika | Kalabo District; In the Lukona local forest; 3.3 km W from Lukona Basic School. | 0 | Zambia | 1522B4 | B | 1140 | Approx. 40 cm tall; stems light green with reddish brown tint; leaves dark green; inflorescence light purple to green. | -15.383333 | 22.866667 | 5 | |||||
| 82980 | Murdannia simplex | 17 Feb 1995 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 44 | RB Faden | B Luwiika | US |
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swamp | Solwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School. | 0 | Zambia | 1125C4 | W | 1470 | Upright; red at the base; roots fibrous, white; leaves sheathed at base; red-brown at base, green towards the tip; stems light green to reddish-brown, hard, round; common; in the swampy area. | -11.912500 | 25.486111 | 5 | |||
| 83233 | Perotis patens | 26 Feb 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 506 | L Fish | B Luwiika | PRE |
Along roadside | Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. | 0 | Zambia | 1727A2 | S | 640 | Annual, 30 cm, along roadside. Stems light green with reddish-brown tint; leaves dark green glabrous; inflorescence yellowish-green. | -17.123333 | 27.435556 | 5 | |||
| 83245 | Phoenix reclinata | 21 Feb 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 461 | B Luwiika | B Luwiika | Boiling Pots, rain forest | Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. | 120 | 0 | Zambia | 1725D4 | S | 860 | Palm tree ca. 12 m x 15 cm DBH. Bark/stems greyish-black; leaves dark green, completely glabrous; fruits green ripening to shiny yellow. | -17.933333 | 25.850000 | 4 | |||
| 83338 | Protea welwitschii | 3 Mar 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 554 | RK Brummitt | B Luwiika | K |
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road | Choma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. | 0 | Zambia | 1627C4 | S | 1200 | Small tree to 3 m. Leaves greyish-green, smooth; stems light brown; flowers white with red-brown flowering bracts. | -16.868889 | 27.272778 | 5 | |||
| 83400 | Pteris vittata | 21 Feb 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 474 | AR Smith | B Luwiika | UC |
Boiling Pots, rain forest | Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. | 120 | 0 | Zambia | 1725D4 | S | 860 | Occasional, in rocks along the river. Stems green, with a dark brown tint; leaves light green with spores along the margins. | -17.933333 | 25.850000 | 4 | ||
| 83474 | Richardia scabra | 29 Feb 1996 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 182 | D Bridson | B Luwiika | K |
Kaoma District; Along the Kalamba river, on the Kaoma/Kasempa road; 8.4 km from Kaoma town. | 0 | Zambia | B | 1290 | Scrambling plant light green on banks of stream; flowers 5, petals white; tap root with several hair roots. | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | |||||
| 83850 | Tacazzea apiculata | 21 Feb 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 470 | WD Stevens | B Luwiika | MO |
Boiling Pots, rain forest | Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. | 120 | 0 | Zambia | 1725D4 | S | 860 | Shrub, 50 cm, growing on the banks of Zambezi River. Leaves dark green on top, glabrous, light green, hairy underneath; stems green hairy with brown tint; flowers with yellow petals, silky golden filaments, white crown in the center. | -17.933333 | 25.850000 | 4 | ||
| 83855 | Tacca leontopetaloides | 26 Feb 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 521 | B Luwiika | B Luwiika | Between rocks | Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. | 0 | Zambia | 1727A2 | S | 640 | Herb, 1.20 m in between rocks, rare. Stems light green, semi solid; leaves dark green above, light underneath; fruits yellowish-green with a lot of seeds. | -17.123333 | 27.435556 | 5 | ||||
| 83935 | Tephrosia vogelii | 21 Feb 1995 | DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba |
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 2729 | RM Polhill | K |
Collections in woodland and in dambo at source of small stream. | Mwinilunga District; ca. 15.8 km N/NE of Luawu Mission on Luwawu-Ikelenge Road at village Ipeba. | 1 | Zambia | 1124C1 | W | 1410 | Rare; probably cultivated, shrub to 2 m; calyx light green with dark hairs; petals all white; pods brown. Root used as fish poison. | -11.523611 | 24.131111 | 5 | ||||
| 84039 | Tridax procumbens | 21 Feb 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 443 | HJ Beentje | B Luwiika | K |
Boiling Pots, rain forest | Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. | 120 | 0 | Zambia | 1725D4 | S | 860 | Trailing on rocks along the Zambezi River. Stems green with short grey hairs, brown tint towards base; flowers yellow; bracts green with dark brown tint. | -17.933333 | 25.850000 | 4 |